Jim Usevitch
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1964 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ocean View (Huntington Beach, California) |
| College | BYU (1982–1984, 1986–1988) |
| NBA draft | 1988: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1988–1995 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 1988–1989 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 1989–1990 | AEK Athens |
| 1991–1992 | Tri-City Chinook |
| 1992 | B. Sardegna Sassari |
| 1993–1994 | Hapoel Givatayim |
| 1994–1995 | Brussels |
James Scott Usevitch[1][2] (born April 21, 1964, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'9" center, Usevitch averaged 21 points and 14 rebounds per game as a senior at Ocean View High School (California) in 1981–82. He then played at Brigham Young University from 1982 to 1988,[3] and was an All-WAC honorable mention in his final season after posting averages of 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds. He also tallied a team-high 41 blocks that year.[4] Usevitch's college career was interrupted for two seasons while he served as a Mormon missionary in New Zealand.[5][6]
After college, Usevitch competed professionally in Europe, Israel,[3] Greece[7] and the CBA.[8] In October 1991, Usevitch tried out for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA, but he was released by the team before the regular season began.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "James S Usevitch was born on April 21, 1964 in Orange County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ↑ "James Scott Usevitch () - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- 1 2 Ludovise, Barbie (June 11, 1992). "Ocean View Retires the Jerseys of Usevitch and Butler". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019..
- ↑ Rock, Brad (June 26, 1988). "Despite fine year, Chatman's chances in draft are slim". Deseret News. Retrieved December 28, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Lowery, Steve (February 13, 1988). "Useful Usevitch; There Are Better Basketball Players, but None Work Harder Than Brigham Young Center". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "STORMIN' MORMONS". Sports Illustrated. February 8, 1988. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ↑ A1: Όταν οι ξένοι ήταν... ένας! (in Greek)
- ↑ "Moore tops National CBA Stars". USA Today. January 15, 1992. Sports, 7C.
- ↑ Howard Cooper, Scott (October 20, 1991). "Smith Has Surgery, Is Out Four to Six Weeks". Los Angeles Times.
External links
[edit]- Jim Usevitch at BYUCougars.com
- BYU athlete Profile
- Italian League profile Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Israel Super League Profile
- 1964 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- Atomics Brussels players
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American men's basketball players
- American Mormon missionaries in New Zealand
- BYU Cougars men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Dinamo Sassari players
- Greek Basket League players
- Hapoel Haifa B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Latter Day Saints from California
- Power forwards
- Basketball players from Huntington Beach, California
- Tri-City Chinook players
- Ocean View High School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen